Feb. 25, 2015

ESPN suspends host Keith Olbermann from his ESPN2 program for remainder of week after his disparaging Twitter comments about Pennsylvania State University. MORE

Feb. 5, 2015

Legal maneuvering by Pennsylvania State Sen Jake Corman led to NCAA reducing Penn State's penalties in the Jerry Sandusky molestation case. MORE

Jan. 17, 2015

Reputation of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno is experiencing revival almost three years after his death and following public disgrace he suffered after it was revealed that his longtime assistant coach Jerry Sandusky sexually molested boys; NCAA agrees to restore 111 victories that were invalidated after scandal, restoring Paterno's record as major-college football coach with highest number of victories. MORE

Dec. 28, 2014

Dec. 2, 2014

Joe Nocera Op-Ed column revisits child sexual abuse scandal at Penn State, observing disclosed emails show that the NCAA was guilty of overreach when it imposed harsh penalties; holds because organization blamed abuse on college's 'football culture,' it created false sense of victimhood in Penn State community and distracted from the true victims of sexual abuse; calls incident yet another example of the NCAA's poor and often hypocritical oversight. MORE

Nov. 9, 2014

College Football East Roundup; Penn State tops Indiana, 13-7; other college football scores noted. MORE

Nov. 6, 2014

Emails released as part of a lawsuit reveal that NCAA officials were unsure of their own authority to penalize Penn State in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual-abuse scandal; other college football items noted. MORE

Nov. 4, 2014

Big Ten gives Maryland receiver Stefon Diggs a one-game suspension for his part in a scuffle with Penn State players; conference also says that coach Randy Edsall had failed to control his team, and fines Maryland $10,000. MORE

Oct. 9, 2014

Penn State football coach James Franklin testifies that he did not see a video that was said to show a rape involving four players whom he coached at Vanderbilt. MORE

Oct. 8, 2014

NCAA asks federal judge to declare unconstitutional state law requiring that Penn State's $60 million fine over Jerry Sandusky molestation scandal be spent entirely within Pennsylvania; money was earmarked for child abuse programs; other college football news noted. MORE

Sep. 15, 2014

Harvey Araton On College Football column highlights Penn State's sophomore quarterback Christian Hackenberg, saying he behaves like the adult of the revitalized Nittany Lions, standing for something beyond the obvious tangible rewards of the game. MORE

Sep. 14, 2014

Q&A offers highlights from interview with Jay Paterno, son of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, about his book Paterno Legacy: Enduring Lessons from the Life and Death of My Father. MORE

Sep. 14, 2014

Sep. 13, 2014

Profile of Penn State football coach James Franklin, who faces task of moving team forward now that the NCAA has chosen to lift penalties levied following Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal. MORE

Sep. 10, 2014

Penn State fans celebrate as NCAA announces that it will lift penalties imposed on university's football program in 2012 in aftermath of sexual abuse scandal; school will once again have bowl eligibility and scholarship figures. MORE

Sep. 9, 2014

NCAA restores Penn State’s postseason eligibility, removing one of the final hurdles in its football team’s path back to normalcy in the aftermath of the child sexual abuse scandal that engulfed the university nearly three years ago; decision means Penn State will be sllowed to participate in a bowl game this season and it also restores all scholarships stripped from team. MORE

Aug. 31, 2014

College Football East Roundup; Penn State defeats Central Florida, 26-24, in its season opener; other college football results noted. MORE

Aug. 21, 2014

Penn State football team's season opener against Central Florida in Ireland could be imperiled by potential volcanic eruption in Iceland that could disrupt flights to Europe. MORE

Aug. 8, 2014

Federal Judge Yvette Kane gives NCAA and Pennsylvania officials one month to try to work out a possible settlement of lawsuit over penalties Penn State is paying for mishandling Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. MORE

Jul. 23, 2014

Former Penn State coaches Jay Paterno and William Kenney sue uinversity over how they were dismissed when Bill O'Brien was hired as head coach in 2012; other college football news noted. MORE

Jul. 20, 2014

Former Pennsylvania State University president Graham B Spanier still awaits a trial, more than 20 months after the state charged him with eight criminal counts related to child sex abuse scandal of Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky; case against Spanier is at best problematic, at worst fatally flawed. MORE

Jun. 24, 2014

Inquiry by Pennsylvania attorney general's office finds that Gov Tom Corbett may have taken longer than he should have to investigate claims of sexual abuse by former Penn State football assistant Jerry Sandusky, but there is no evidence that he tried to slow the case for political purposes. MORE

Feb. 18, 2014

Eric J Barron, president of Florida State University and a nationally known climatologist, is named president of Penn State University. MORE

Jan. 27, 2014

Federal Education Department is looking into Penn State’s handling of sexual harassment and sexual assault complaints to see if it responded appropriately to reports of abuse in the years connected to the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. MORE

Jan. 12, 2014

Penn State has hires James Franklin as its next head football coach; other football news noted. MORE

Jan. 3, 2014

NFL Roundup; Bill O’Brien is returning to the NFL to coach the Houston Texans, and Penn State indicates it plans to act fast to find his successor; other NFL news noted. MORE

Oct. 29, 2013

Penn State agrees to pay $59.7 million to 26 sexual abuse victims of the former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky in exchange for an end to their claims against the university. MORE

Oct. 13, 2013

Penn State men's hockey team christens its $90 million Pegula Ice Arena with a 4-1 victory over Army before an overflow crowd announced at 6,370. MORE

Oct. 13, 2013

Penn State beats Michigan, 43-40, in four overtimes, in college football. MORE

Sep. 25, 2013

NCAA announces that it will begin rolling back some penalties levied against Penn State in wake of Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. MORE

Sep. 19, 2013

Pennsylvania State University, after weeks of objections by faculty members, says it is suspending part of new employee wellness program that some professors had criticized as coercive and financially punitive; it had proposed $100 monthly penalty for employees who failed to provide personal data in a wellness questionnaire. MORE

Sep. 17, 2013

Current and former faculty, alumni and fans are upset about how the child abuse scandal involving Jerry Sandusky has come to define Penn State unfairly; Maribeth Schmidt, leader of alumni group hoping to rid the university of its bad image, says that several missteps have been made in the case, leading to unfair judgment. MORE

Sep. 15, 2013

Natasha Singer Technophoria column; faculty members at Penn State University are objecting to an employee wellness plan that asks them to disclose medical and other personal information; wellness trend is likely to grow under Affordable Care Act. MORE

Sep. 8, 2013

Independent monitor says Penn State has made notable progress in its adoption of reforms meant to protect children from sexual predators. MORE

Aug. 25, 2013

Aug. 3, 2013

Penn State reports that costs related to Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal have risen to $48 million. MORE

Jul. 31, 2013

District Judge William Werner of Harrisburg, Pa, orders three former high-ranking Penn State officials to stand trial on charges that they were part of a cover-up related to child sexual abuse scandal involving former football coach Jerry Sandusky; former university president Graham B Spanier, retired vice president Gary Schultz and former athletic director Tim Curley will face trial in latest chapter of Penn State scandal. MORE

Jul. 30, 2013

Former Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary testifies in hearing for three former officials accused in covering up Jerry Sandusky's crimes, saying that longtime coach Joe Paterno told him the university mishandled its response to the child sexual abuse scandal. MORE

Jul. 19, 2013

Penn State’s board of trustees authorizes university to spend about $60 million to settle most of roughly 30 outstanding claims by victims in the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse case. MORE

Jul. 13, 2013

Penn State discloses that it has tentative agreements with some of the young men who say they were sexually abused by former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, which could cost university millions in payouts; other college football items noted. MORE

Jun. 21, 2013

Bill O’Brien will get a $950,000 raise after successful debut season as Penn State’s football coach. MORE

Jun. 7, 2013

Federal judge throws out antitrust lawsuit by Pennsylvania Gov Tom Corbett against the NCAA over penalties against Penn State related to Jerry Sandusky. MORE

May. 30, 2013

Estate of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and several university trustees and former players reportedly plan to sue the NCAA over the penalties levied against the university in Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. MORE

May. 16, 2013

Penn State's athletic department vigorously defends itself against report questioning the quality of medical care for the university's football players. MORE

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Megan Courtney and Aiyana Whitney each had 11 kills, and Penn State defeated Brigham Young, 25-21, 26-24, 25-14, in Oklahoma City to win their second consecutive N.C.A.A. women’s volleyball championship.